2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 32 Motor vehicles and traffic regulation :: RS 32:1713 Definitions

§1713.  Definitions

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meaning:

(1)  "Department" means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(2)  "Indirect compensation" means any benefit derived by the tow truck owner or operator as a result of barter, payment, or fees charged for repair work performed on the towed vehicle.

(3)  "Owner" means the last registered owner of a vehicle, the holder of any lien on a vehicle, and any other person with an ownership interest in a vehicle.

(4)  "Tow" means pull, winch, carry, or otherwise move a vehicle or equipment other than under its own power with the use of a tow truck.

(5)  "Tow truck" means any motor vehicle equipped with a boom or booms, winches, slings, tilt beds, and/or similar equipment designed for the towing and/or recovery of vehicles and other objects which cannot operate under their own power or for some reason must be transported by means of towing.

(6)  "Tow truck owner or operator" means any person or entity owning or operating a tow truck service.

Acts 1989, No. 522, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1097, §1.